Posts tagged "sharing economy"

The Australian Taxation Office has released a warning for customers using car sharing services such as CarNextDoor and DriveMyCar.

Campervan sharing economy startup Camplify has secured a landmark ruling from the ATO, allowing motorhome owners to claim tax deductions.

Bike sharing startup Airbike is bucking the trend of its contemporaries, and launching for a six-month trial period in Canberra.

Beijing bike-sharing operator ofo has confirmed it will withdraw from the Australian market over the next two months.

After months of community frustration, council crackdowns and endless social media ridicule, bike-sharing oBike has withdrawn from Melbourne and is in liquidation in Singapore.

Australian startup ShareRing is hoping to become a blockchain-fuelled version of Amazon for the sharing economy, after completing a $3.8 million seed round. It will attempt a massive $62 million initial coin offering (ICO) in May.

A recent court action brought by the Fair Work Ombudsman against a courier business has prompted warnings from both startup founders and leg…

If you sublet your apartment on Airbnb to a guest who damages it, will your home and contents insurance cover the damage? Or if you rent you…

Uber drivers in the UK and US have been found to be “gaming the system” by teaming up to force higher surge prices before picking up passeng…

Sydney-based fashion-sharing startup GlamCorner has raised $4.2 million in a Series A funding round led by AirTree Ventures, as it continues…

A Chinese startup has found out the perils of the sharing economy the hard way, after almost all of its 300,000 umbrellas were stolen just w…

By Phil Lewis, University of Canberra

Over the last few years, we’ve seen a massive shift in the way we work. Thousands of Australians…